Stage Struck! 2026

The Edmonton Region of the Alberta Drama Festival Association (ADFA) proudly presents its Stage Struck! One Act Play Festival on April 17 & 18, 2026.

The 2026 festival will feature nine plays covering a wide array of genres from comedy to post-apoplectic dramas. The line-up this year includes six new works by local playwrights and one previously produced work.

The 2026 festival has three sessions, with a short public adjudication by the Festival’s Adjudicator after each session. Following the Saturday evening session, awards will be presented for:

• Outstanding Production
• Outstanding Performances (2)
• Outstanding New Work
• Outstanding Direction
• Outstanding Technical Direction

The winning production from Stage Struck! 2026 will compete in the ADFA Provincial Festival, to be held May 29th and 30th in Leduc.

2026 FESTIVAL SCHEDULE (times are approximate)

SESSION ONE, Friday April 17, 2026

7:00 PM Session 1 Begins with Opening Remarks by SS Committee (10 minutes)
7:10 PM “Don't Drink the Water”, Hazel Productions (15 minutes)
7:25 PM STRIKE/SET-UP (15 minutes)
7:40 PM “Post-its (Notes on a Marriage)”, iiii theatricals (15 Minutes)
8:00 PM STRIKE (15 minutes)
8:15 PM Public Adjudication (10 Minutes)
8:25 PM Private Adjudication (10 minutes with each group)
8:45 PM END OF SESSION ONE

SESSION TWO Saturday, April 18th 2026

1:00 PM Session 2 with Opening Remarks by SS Committee (10 minutes)
1:10 PM “Koo Koo Sint & The Bulldog”, Playful Players Playing Playfully (55 minutes)
2:05 PM STRIKE/SET-UP (15 minutes)
2:20 PM “The Unpacked Suitcase”, Theatre Life Co. (30 minutes)
2:50 PM STRIKE/SET-UP (15 minutes)
3:05 PM Public Adjudication (10 Minutes)
3:15 PM Private Adjudication (10 minutes with each group, 30 total)
3:35 PM END OF SESSION TWO

SESSION THREE, Saturday, April 18th 2026

7:00 PM Session 1 Begins with Opening Remarks by SS Committee (10 minutes)
7:10 PM “How the Mighty Fall”, 3rd Beet Productions (60 minutes)
8:10 PM STRIKE/SET-UP (15 minutes)
8:25 PM “Jarre de jouir (Jar of Cum), Garneau Pub(lishing) (15 minutes)
8:45 PM STRIKE/SET-UP (15 minutes)
9:00 PM “In the Between”, House of Gamborski & Meyer (15 Minutes)
9:15 PM STRIKE (5 minutes)
9:20 PM Public Adjudication (10 Minutes)
9:30 PM Private Adjudication // Reception Begins (30 Minutes)
10:00 PM Award Presentation (10 minutes)
10:10 PM Reception Continues (20-30 minutes)
10:40 PM END OF SESSION 3 and END OF 2026 SS FESTIVAL

$35 for a Festival pass (1 ticket to each of our 3 sessions)*

*Only 20 Passes Available!

Location: Gateway Theatre, home of Workshop West's Playwrights' Theatre